How is the best way to get discovered for modeling?

• I'm 15 and my friend, who is 16, is going for a meeting for modeling, or something like that, and he was approached through his myspace pictures. I've always wanted to become a model. How is the best way to put me out there and be discovered?

• Answer:

  the average catwalk modle was five foot nine and 122 pounds. Most prestigious modeling agencies (such as storm, img, elite, ford) who handle the top models, look for girls who are over five foot eight inches and skinny. you can contact these agencies by their websites or their open casting calls. www.fordmodels.com www.elitemodels.com www.imgmodels.com or google famous models and look up their agencies. EXPLORE STYLE.COM Many other models however, are found by model scouts; many of these girls never even dreamed of being models. You submit full body shots (wearing a swim suit, etc) a face shot, a profile shot to the agency. You must not be wearing make up. The modeling agency websites wil tell yout heir own individual guide lines. Agencies look for girls who stand out, and is able to walk the walk. Pretty people who don;t stand out will not make it. Famous catwalkers who have defined themselves by their wlks are one such as chanel iman (who winks at the audience member who catches her eye) or karlie kloss (who wlaks with a staring stoned look). make up your own wlka, and don;t copy others. When you have established yourself as a model, try to walk as many fahsions shows as possible to gain additional coverage. Also, say yes to photoshoots from prestigious FASHION magazines. By gaining game/coverage/awareness, you are establishing yourself as a solid player in the industry; this will help you establish yourself from model to SUPERMODEL. Reality shows such as america's next top model and make me a supermodel are technically not producing what their title claims. Tyra Banks is a retired high fashion mdoel who is trying to transition to becoming the Oprah for the younger set after she can no longer model. For example, Adrienne Curry the first America's top model has not become a top model, but instead had a minor print career overshadowed by her other reality tv show exploits. If you go on style.com, the internet fashion mecca, you will not see names like Yoanna House or Eva Pigford or CariDee english or Saleisha Stowers or Whitney Thompson. Instead, these models have fadded into obsecurity. Tyra's show has become a mock up (although clever and well executed) of the modeling industry. Stay away from modeling scams. You should never have to pose naked, or pay someone to be in their photographs. Also remember that many of the body norms are unnatural, especially the eating order inducing skinnyness. your health and well being comes first, teh your career. Actually, to be a supermodel, there are no requirements. The industry does have norms, and there are supermodels who conform to the norms, but there is the girl who breaks all the rules. The norms are established because the main goal fo modeling is to help designers. Designers are looking for girls to wear their clothes. These girls, models, are like silent walking spokespeople for that particular brand. They are used to promote a line of clothing, cosmetics or acessories. A supermodel is the girl who is abe to attract enough fame/attention to the particular clothing brand and therefore establish herelf. her looks and aura is a major factor. Therefore, event hought rhee are many of pretty people out there int eh world, designer want models who stand out. As the average height for an american woman is 5 feet, four inches, that makes tall women unique. As the average global height for women increases due to better nutrition, the standards for models become higher; the search for unique girls are always on the rise. Model agents loook for girls who are unique, and stand out. They aspire to have models to have "presence', or "it" as referred to int he industry. Presence is a certain aura that seperates one from his/her surrounds and draws attention from everyone in the room. Presence can make otherwise unnattractive features llook interesting and intriguing. Self confidence can build presence; as well as being tall (but not necessarily). Many models are not the standard pretty. but rather striking. Such examples are Abbey Lee (who has gap teeth), Gemma Ward and Lily Cole (who exxude a babydoll/alien quality or Masha Tyelna (whose is not pretty int eh traditional sense but has the hugest, most memorable eyes ever). There is always that one unique girl who has all the qualities, or defies most of the normal norms, such as kate moss. The pioneer of heroin chic (or the starving waif look) she was different (what the industry looks for) from the powerful looking, curvaceous other contemperaries of her time (christie brinkley, cindy crawford, christy turlington, claudia schiffer, naomi campbell); Kate Moss was the anti-supermodel, as the waif like five foot seven model (most models at that time were extremely tall and curvy). 0ften, her weight was debated in society. However, she set the new trend for the still tall but waif like model, and is the contemperary super model. Thankyou, and good luck!